New Engagement!
Shmuel Levine (Crown Heights) and Esther Lelenthal (Flatbush, NY)
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Benny and 8th Day Rock Crown Heights
Sunday night was an evening to remember for the hundreds who gathered for a special concert at the Brooklyn School of Music in Crown Heights.
New Engagement!
Meir New (Atlanta, GA) and Sara Chazanow (Manalapan, NJ)
1000 Cteen’ers, Alex Clare and a Massive Display of Jewish Pride
Following a spiritually uplifting Shabbos, 1000 Cteen’ers hopped on the subway and traveled to Times Square for a Havdalah ceremony and concert with superstar Alex Clare, all broadcasted on the American Eagle jumbotron and capped off with a video of the Rebbe. The result was a Kiddush Hashem of immense proportions.
Incoming Storm Forces Hunterdon Auction Rescheduling
A winter storm forecast led Chabad of Hunterdon County today to postpone its annual scholarships auction fundraiser from Sunday, March 2 to Sunday, March 9.
Baby Girl!
Chaim and Chanie (nee Einbinder) Abenaim (Tarzana, CA)
8:00pm: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Jacobson
Following the major success and popularity of the first broadcasts of MyLife: Chassidus Applied, Rabbi Simon Jacobson will air Episode eight tonight, Sunday, March 2nd (30 Adar I) here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week’s class is titled “How to Deal with Bullying, Baal Tshuvas, Forgiveness and More.”
Community Gathers to Support G’mach
Friends and supporters of G’mach Keren Yisroel Aryeh Leib turned out for a seudas Melava Malka last night, Motzai Shabbos Parshas Pekudei.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Monday
Alternate Side Parking regulations will be suspended citywide tomorrow, Monday, March 3, to facilitate snow removal. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the city.
Hundreds of Thousands Protest IDF Draft
Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews held a mass prayer in Jerusalem on Sunday in protest at a bill that would cut their community’s military exemptions and end a tradition upheld since Israel’s foundation.
Shluchim Flee Crimea as Russian Army Invades
As the city of Simferopol filled with chaos, Russian soldiers and tanks taking control of the government buildings, airports and streets of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, the Shluchim in the city had no choice but to flee their home for the relative safety of Donetsk on Ukraine’s mainland.
New Engagement!
Yehuda Shomer (Toronto, Canada) and Esther Schulman (Pittsburgh, PA)
L’chaim will be tonight, Sunday, at Eshel
274 Kingston Ave. [between Eastern Pkwy. and Lincoln Pl.]
Muslim Turned Jew Shares His Story at Chabad
Born in Kuwait and raised a Muslim, Mark Halawa was taught that Jews are bad. Everything he learned about Jews warned him to keep his distance.
Video: Your Personal Reminder..
The Camp Emunah Scholarship Fund has released another short video as the drawing for their first annual Split the Pot Raffle is less than 24 hours away.
Photos: CTeen Welcomes 1000 Teens to New York
1,000 Jewish teens from 104 cities around the world converged in Crown Heights last night for the start of the annual CTeen Shabbaton.
Israeli Minister Visits Chabad in Nigeria
The Israeli Minster of Agriculture, Mr. Yair Shamir, arrived this week for an official state visit to Nigeria, a country in western Africa. During his stay, he visited the local Chabad center, directed by Rabbi Yisroel Ozen, with the Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria Mr. Uri Palti.
Reb Yoel Kahn: The Value of an Uninspired Mitzva
Due to the overwhelming response and demand from the community, Reb Yoel Kahn agreed to present a weekly webcast on topics that are timely and relevant. This week’s topic is titled ‘The Value of an Uninspired Mitzva‘.
